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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Kensington And Chelsea
- Town
- Chelsea
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 91217
Current location
St Luke's Church
Sydney Street
Chelsea
Kensington And Chelsea
Greater London
SW3 6NH
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 27192 78325
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Rectangular nowy-headed marble tablet with badge/motto at the top. The tablet is pink-veined white marble with the dedication in a rectangular pink marble insert with raised gilded lettering.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS/OF THE 1ST MIDDLESEX ROYAL ENGINEERS/ (VOLUNTEERS) IN MEMORY OF THE UNDER-/MENTIONED SAPPERS OF THE BATTALION WHO/FELL IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902/[NAMES]/DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Carder, T E
Eade, W A
Fidkin, S W
Hucker, F G
Smellie, G
See details for all 5 names - Commemorations
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initial, surname
Order of information: Initial, surname
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble
- Tablet
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Active service in the Boer War en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Middlesex_Engineers
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